Brigham Young University is a private for-profit research university which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The University lays its main stress to the undergraduate students with a total of 179 majors associated with it. The university also has 62 masters and 26 doctoral programs for its students as of now. Along with the main campus, it also comes with two satellite campuses located at Jerusalem and Salt Lake City.
Apart from the academics, the university follows a very disciplinary honour code for its students. Along with teaching standards, the students are also given education about honesty, adherence and the grooming standards, no consumption of illegal drugs or any type of tobacco, etc. Also, from the recent data, it is seen that about 99% of the students who study here are a part of the Latter-day Saints Church.
Along with academics, the Brigham Young University curriculum includes various kinds of religious education, various courses in Bible, doctrine, and history as well. Brigham Young University is also known to sponsor various weekly devotional assemblies where the speaker mainly focuses on religious teachings. Also, it should be kept in mind that despite being a private university, Brigham Young University is much less expensive as compared to the other similar private universities.
The University also has a good sports record where the University athletic teams compete in Division1 of the NCAA and the team is known as Cougars. The university football team also participates in Division 1 as well. Brigham University athletic teams have won a total of 9 NCAA national championships up to now.
The main campus of Brigham University has an area of 560 acres and includes a total of 295 buildings inside the main campus. Some of the most mesmerizing buildings of the main campus include museums, student housing buildings, etc.
Brigham University is accredited by the same governing body which controls most of the Western Universities of the United States that is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).